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How Is a Bill ‘In Print’ When It Will Be Amended Days Later?

September 4, 2025 3:07 pmSeptember 4, 2025 3:07 pm

Those closely monitoring the California Legislative Information website (found at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/) during the last month of Session may have found several Senate Bills that were posted with amendments, but readers saw the following at the top of the bill [these examples...

Pilot Projects in Family Law

September 4, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 4, 2025 2:31 am

Division 20, Part 1, Chapter 1 provides general provisions related to pilot projects. Section 20000 specifies four legislative findings and declarations. In addition, there is a statement of legislative intent to provide a means for experimenting with and evaluating procedural...

California’s ’30 Days in Print’ Rule in the Legislature

September 3, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 3, 2025 2:02 pm

What is the so-called “30 days in print” rule in the California Legislature? The state Constitution, in Article IV, Section 8(a) provides: “(a) At regular sessions no bill other than the budget bill may be heard or acted on by committee...

Vessels Generally in California

September 3, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 3, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 1 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with vessels and sets forth general provisions and definitions. Section 399 prohibits the provisions of this Division from being construed to apply to the extent to...

Are Legislative Findings in Voters FIRST Act Bills Sufficient?

September 2, 2025 2:39 pmSeptember 2, 2025 2:39 pm

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes changes to the California Voters FIRST Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 11 in 2008, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement that...

Community Property in California

September 2, 2025 6:10 amSeptember 2, 2025 6:10 am

Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with community property. Section 760 provides, with certain exceptions, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled...

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Interrogatories and Admission Requests

September 1, 2025 4:25 amSeptember 1, 2025 4:26 am

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 17 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with form interrogatories and requests for admission under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2033.710 required the Judicial Council to develop and approve official form interrogatories and...